This Paris Life

Expert Insight, Breaking News, and Insider Stories on Real Estate in Paris

The year 2023 is off to a slow start for the French real estate market. Since the beginning of January, prices at the national level have fallen by -0.2%. Since the end of 2022, all areas of the real estate market have gone into the red, a phenomenon we have not seen since 2014. While […]

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American buyers have been pouring into the Parisian market since last summer. Low borrowing rates, the rising value of the US Dollar and the ever rising prices in the US, makes French property extremely advantageous for American buyers. According to a recent Coldwell Banker network survey of luxury real estate trends, which surveyed 2,000 affluent […]

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The common difficulty of renting an apartment in Paris is getting even harder and the future seems to hold even more restrictions, limiting the supply even more.    According to a study by PAP (De Particulier à Particulier), there have never been so few properties available to rent from the start of the 2022 school […]

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A new rent control system was started in Paris in July 2019. After that the system was set up in the cities of Plaine Commune, Lyon and Villeurbanne in 2021.  Next the system will take root in Bordeaux and Montpellier. Let’s take a look at the past three years and see how this new system […]

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Paris Property Group has built a top notch team to assist non-resident buyers achieve their dreams of owning real estate in Paris. Whether you’re interested in taking advantage of the 20-year record low currency exchange rates available today, obtaining a low interest fixed-rate mortgage (still well below 3%), or renting your property out for income […]

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An SCI ‘Société Civile Immobilière’ is a type of French company that is used to hold and manage properties in France. It can be set up to purchase property in France – family homes, second homes, and rental investment properties – the owners then become ‘shareholders,’ while the property is ‘owned’ by the company.    […]

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You have put a home up for sale but your sale is dragging on, how can you speed it up? Charlie Cailloux, a legal advisor for Particulier à Particulier and the PAP.fr site says if a sale is taking longer than desired, it may not necessarily because of the price alone.  We get it, […]

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What could be better than enjoying the outdoor weather perched on the rooftops of Paris, a cocktail in hand?   Roof As its name suggests, we are on a rooftop of Paris, and not just any: that of the former Louvre post office. In the heart of the capital, a huge rooftop with close views […]

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As a result of the rise in the cost of living and a surge in the price of materials, the Russian-Ukrainian conflict will undoubtedly have consequences on real estate transactions, rental and investment markets, but also on that of real estate credit.   In the face of war, real estate issues inevitably take second place. […]

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The Parisian lifestyle is one everyone dreams of having. Within one city, you have your pick of restaurants, events, shops, historic sites, and cultural performances; it is impossible to be bored in this city. Paris is also a centrally located place from which to visit other parts of Europe. If you decide Paris is for […]

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